You’ve heard the one about the lawyer, the priest and the rabbi. Well, he’s no rabbi, but former Dedham lawyer Francis G. Chase, 71, who recently retired from practice with Parasco, Worthington & Chase, is joining the priesthood. Actually, he’s ...

Sadly, Worcester lawyer Christopher C. Mason knows he won’t get a dime out of the pedestrian who darted in front of his client’s car in the wee hours of the morning and caused a serious accident. The pedestrian was last ...

When lawyers talk about putting out fires, it’s usually a figure of speech. Not so for Philip B. Boisvert of North Reading — a practicing lawyer who doubles as a lieutenant for the Reading Fire Department. “Firefighters always have other ...

The House voted to allow the demolition of 100 units of public housing in Fall River and the construction of 26 single-family homes on the old site, steamrolling critics who say legislators are turning their backs on the state’s housing ...

In a continuing effort to persuade the governor to halt further cuts to the court system’s budget, the state’s top judicial leaders are urging Gov. Jane M. Swift to adopt the Legislature’s Fiscal Year 2003 budget for the judicial branch. ...

Gov. Jane M. Swift has nominated three individuals for clerk-magistrate positions in the District Court: Elizabeth M. Maunsell, East Brookfield District Court; Ronald B. Ingemie, Fitchburg District Court; and Daniel F. Langelier, Winchendon District Court. Since 1993, Maunsell has been ...